Let me start off with my personal story. A friend of mine, who is a Tigers fan, said he wanted to take in a game before he left for the States at the end of the month. I found seats to Tuesday’s game despite it being a sellout. I’m pumped. Then I get word from…
Host T-Ray and co-host Joe talk about the three two at Koshien (vs. Swallows) and three in Hiroshima (@ Carp). For the latter three, we are joined by Stuart, a Carp fan/follower. We choose our players of the week, discuss the Toritani ironman streak, and predict the week to come as well. Opening song – 君は君だけ – Kimi wa…
Unable to get on a good roll and heading to a park that seldom helped them last year, the Tigers needed good pitching from their starters – something that has been their downfall most of the past week. Could the team use Thursday’s rainout to straighten out some of their problems? The tale of the tape…
It’s hard coming home after a bad day at work. Or maybe it’s comforting? The Hanshin Tigers got swept and humiliated in three games in Nagoya against the Chunichi Dragons. Could they right the ship at Koshien against the defending CL champion Yakult Swallows? Game 21 – Tuesday, 4/19: Surely young ace Shintaro Fujinami would…
It seems like the team owners are excited about league play, and stats are being updated more frequently than I anticipated! (Each guy updates his own stats – we’re on the honour system here.) So here is a breakdown of the scores, and each player’s team stats. If you don’t care about the individual breakdowns, just…
Host T-Ray and co-host Tom talk about the three two at Koshien (BayStars) and three at Nagoya Dome. We choose our players of the week, talk about the catcher situation, what to do with Ryota Arai, and predict the week to come as well. Opening song – 君は君だけ – Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – 夕焼け – Yuuyake…
Nagoya Dome has almost never been kind to the Hanshin Tigers. Since its opening in 1997, the Tigers’ record in Nagoya is 77-145-5. But this is a team of ultra reform (cho-henkaku) right? Let’s look at how the Tigers’ record would change after this three-game set. Game 18 – Friday, 4/15: Veteran Atsushi Nohmi had brought…
Masayuki Kakefu is easily one of the most prolific and recognizable hitters and names in Hanshin Tigers history. He made his way into the heart of the order quite quickly after joining the club, and remained there for most of his playing years, which unfortunately ended too soon. For decades after his retirement, he mysteriously…
After a disappointing opening series at Koshien against the Carp, the Tigers were determined to continue their push to the top against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars at home this week. With the Giants and Carp playing so well early in the season, they would need every win they could get against the young team led by…
Have you ever played (or heard of) fantasy baseball? It’s a game played on the cyber-diamond, usually between friends, in which everyone selects a pre-determined number of real-life players, whose real-life statistics then count in the fantasy game. For a better, more detailed explanation, click here. I have played MLB fantasy baseball every year since…